Lingo synonyms

lĭng'gō

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dialect
A regional or minority language.
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idiom
A speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements, as in keep tabs on.
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jargon
A hybrid language or dialect; a pidgin. Not in technical use.
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language (related)
All the vocal sounds, words, and ways of combining them common to a particular nation, tribe, or other speech community
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argot
A specialized vocabulary or set of idioms used by a particular group:
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cant
Cant is a whining type of speech used by beggars, thieves and gypsies.
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patter
Glib and rapid speech, such as from an auctioneer, or banter during a sports event.
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slang
Language peculiar to a group; argot or jargon:
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vernacular
Language unique to a particular group of people; jargon, argot.
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vocabulary
A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
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standard (antonym)
The definition of a standard is something established as a rule, example or basis of comparison.
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patois
A Jamaican Creole language primarily based on English and African languages but also has influences from Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi.
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lexicon
(Linguis.) The total stock of morphemes in a language
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terminology
The systematic study of terms
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words (related)
A variety of a language that differs from the standard form
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Find another word for lingo. In this page you can discover 15 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for lingo, like: dialect, idiom, jargon, language, argot, cant, patter, slang, vernacular, vocabulary and standard.
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Lingo Sentence Examples

  • First, understanding insurance lingo is only the.. .

  • In agent lingo, burned means set up and fired.

  • There are a number of Iron Man options in the site's Halloween section, including the helmet, arc reactor (that's the heart, for those not familiar with the lingo), the mask and the armor itself.

  • A good analogy would be a medical student in training to be a surgeon would need to know the lingo in an operating room.

  • Included among all the clothing was a phrase book to help us grasp the local lingo.

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